1、If you have a chance to go abroad,which country would you like to visit and why?Warming up埃及金字塔 The PyramidsThe United States(New York)美国大峡谷 The Grand Canyon 夏威夷风光新西兰 New Zealand巴黎 Paris澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef The United KingdomLondonWhat should we take into account before we decide to go abroad?
2、Travel abroadMoney PassportTransportation Local conditions and customsAccommodation Weather Make plansApply for a visaIf you can not only visit there,but also stay there for further study,then which foreign university will you choose?Oxford UniversityCambridge UniversityHarvard University斯坦福大学 Stanf
3、ord University普林斯顿大学 Princeton UniversityYale University麻省理工学院Massachusetts Institute of Technology 世界理工大学之最What are the advantages of studying in a foreign country?What are the disadvantages of studying in a foreign country?Discussion1.Learn standard English.2.Communicate with the local people3.Kno
4、w the manners and customs of the country better.4.Help us to be independent.AdvantagesDisadvantages1.Be difficult for us to communicate 2.with the foreign people and we should 3.adapt to the situation quickly.2.Cost a lot of money.3.Miss our homes,miss our parents and friends.2.What do you think a C
5、hinese student will find different from studying at a Chinese university?They will find its not easy to study in a foreign country.The different teaching methods,different learning methods and different situations,they should adapt to all things quickly.Keep it up,Xie LeiChinese student fitting in w
6、ellReadingSkimming1.What is the main idea of the article?Give one sentence to describe it.It talks about the Chinese student Xie Leis experience in the UK.2.Match the main idea with each paragraph.P1P2P3P4 P5P6P7No.1 XieLeis preparation year(一年预科)No.2 Benefits of her preparation courseNo.3 The autho
7、rs best wish for Xie LeiNo.4 Benefits of living with a host familyNo.5 XieLei now is getting well and is living an active life.No.6 Xie Lei,a Chinese girl,came to study in LondonNo.7 Xie Leis difficulty getting used to a new way of life1.Glance quickly through the magazine article and find out the a
8、nswers to these questions.Scanning1.Which country is Xie Lei studying in now?2.How old is she now?3.Who does she live with?England.21years old.A host family.4.Did Xie lei get a good mark for her first essay?Why did she get that result?No,she got an E.5.How is her life now?She feels much more at home
9、 now.Because she couldnt write what other people had said without acknowledging them.She didnt give her own opinions and explain why.1.From the text we can infer that“I”am a reporter of a newspaper.2.Xie Leis tutor seemed dissatisfied with her first essay because she didnt give her own opinion.3.Xie
10、 Lei came to London to study at a university a year ago.F2Read the text again and mark True(T)or False(F):TT4.Xie Lei has completed the preparation course.5.Xie Lei planned to join a few clubs hoping to make some new friends.6.Xie Lei is hard-working and she doesnt give up easily.FTTFill in the blan
11、ks.While studying in London,Xie Lei has some difficulties as well as benefits.Read the passage again,and try to find them according to the diagram given.Benefitsof doing a preparation course1.to learn how to _ Western _.2.to get used to a new _.fulfilacademic requirementsway of life and improve her
12、Englishof living with a host family1.to learn more about _ and _.2.to have people explain things _everyday lifecustomsnot understoodof having a tutor1.to explain about why you cannot _ other peoples work without _ it2.to _ you to express your own ideas with reasonsuseacknowledging encourageDifficult
13、iesat the university1.learning to read _ and _ the texts2._ ones own opinion with _widelyanalyzeexpressingreasonsof a new way of life1.finding a _between study and a _2.making new _balancesocial lifefriendsXie Lei,a 21-year-old girl,for the first time left her motherland China to study for a busines
14、s _ in London.Like most foreign students,she has to complete the preparation course before applying for a _ course.degree qualificationA summary of the textXie Lei explained it took up all her _ in the beginning to get used to a new way of life there.Sometimes she felt like a child because she had h
15、ad to learn almost everything again.Luckily,she lives with a _ family who can give her good advice,and also the chance to learn more about the new culture.Meanwhile,it is a substitute family to give her comfort when she _her family.missesconcentrationhostThe _ course,in Xie Leis opinion,is most bene
16、ficial,making her understand the _ of a Western university.To write an essay,_ Xie Leis tutor was concerned,the most important thing was her own opinion.He required her to read lots of texts containing different opinions and _ them.preparation academic requirementsas far asanalyseBesides,when citing
17、(引用)other authors opinions,she should acknowledge them.She was encouraged to give her own opinion,explain it by referring to other authors,and even to contradict the authors.Her _ have improved and she is a more _ learner now.autonomousmarksAt present she feels more _ in England and what has ever se
18、emed very strange appears quite normal to her.However,occupied with work,she has not had time for social activities.So she tried to have a _ between study and a social life.balanceat homeWhat kind of person do you think XieLei is?Find evidence in the article to support your opinion.1)She is serious
19、about her work.Evidence:She did research on the Internet for her essay.When her tutor did not give her a good mark she went to see him to find out why.She put her tutors ideas into practice.2)She perseveres.Evidence:She had problems when she first arrived,but worked at them till she succeeded in get
20、ting over them.She asks her host family for help with any language or culture issues.She did not give up with her first setback over the essay.3)She is enterprising and adaptable.Evidence:She left her city to go to England even though she had never travelled abroad before.She settled down well enough to feel at home in a strange country.Thank you for listening!
